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RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has faith that he will face the winner of the upcoming title bout between WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee in September. 

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has signed a deal meant to guarantee him a shot in September against the winner of a June title clash between WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee.

The death of boxing historian Bert Sugar leaves a hole in the heart of the sport, say his colleagues and admirers.

Amir Khan was in New York on Friday to support Matthew Macklin in advance of his fellow Brit's challenge to THE RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez on Saturday.

Lou DiBella knows Sergio Martinez's St. Patrick's Day showdown with Matthew Macklin will be an exciting fight, but he wishes the middleweight champ could secure a mega-event. Martinez, however, remains postive that bigger fights are coming.

Gary Russell Jr. will return to action against Dat Nguyen on the undercard of a Showtime-televised main event featuring Abner Mares against Eric Morel from El Paso, Texas.

Lou DiBella discusses his St. Patrick's Day show headlined by "the real" middleweight champ Sergio Martinez, who defends his RING title against Irish contender Matthew Macklin at Madison Square Garden.

Proceeds from tickets sales from Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II will go toward a Hatian relief fund. 

Andy Lee says he's ready to fight for the middleweight title. The Irish middleweight standout fights on the Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin undercard at Madison Square Garden on March 17.

Lou DiBella presided over the recent press conference for Sergio Martinez's RING middleweight title defense against Matthew Macklin on March 17. Martinez, Macklin and Andy Lee, who is on the undercard, all made comments.

Sergio Martinez's advisor says the fighter showed "big balls because he's playing with his future" in renouncing the WBC belt, honoring THE RING magazine title and threatening to leave HBO for Showtime.

Andre Ward: "I think that I should get more credit in the categories that keep coming up in terms of toughness and in terms of my chin."

The WBC has ordered a rematch between RING/WBC light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson, as well as a fight between WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and RING champ Sergio Martinez.

Jermain Taylor could be reunited with promoter Lou DiBella when he returns to the ring on Showtime on Dec. 30.

Among promoter Lou DiBella's long-range goals is to see either Sergio Martinez or Andre Berto in against Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Andy Lee is out to avenge his only loss against Brian Vera -- after which he intends to challenge middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

Lou DiBella: "So Manny Pacquiao should fight Juan Manuel Marquez -- a guy who is two weight classes below him -- and Sergio Martinez should fight two guys that nobody has ever heard of?"

Promoter Lou DiBella says Andre Berto's focused for a difficult fight with 'rugged' IBF beltholder Jan Zaveck on Sept. 3. 

Ronald Hearns said he was ready to bounce back from his second career loss by defeating Julio Cesar Chavez, who pulled out of their fight with an injured right hand. 

Glen Johnson said a deal to challenge IBF super middleweight beltholder Lucian Bute on Nov. 5 in Canada has been finalized.